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Sunday, 20 May 2012

Authentic Onion Bhai *simples*

I'll fess up, Chris is actually the expert at these, but I have made them once. Either way they are very impressive at a dinner party. We offered to do them at @mediocre_mum dinner party recently and the pictures are from there - give it a go they're fab :) Serves 6 as a starter

Method
In a large mixing bowl stir together the yoghurt, flour, garam masala, cumin and salt. Add 3 tbs of water and stir until smooth. Set aside to rest for 15 minutes.
Then - stir in the chillies, onion, coriander, lime juice and ground turmeric. Set aside for a further 15 minutes.
You can just pick up a dollop direct from the mixture to fry, but we like to portion out, working on 2 medium sized bhajis per person.

Heat the oil in a heavy based pan or deep-fat fryer, until a piece of bread sizzles and turns golden brown when dropped in. Then, using a dessert spoon, lower dollops of the bhaji batter into the hot oil, in batches of 3/4. Fry for 3 to 4 minutes each side, or until crisp and golden on both sides, then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, and put onto kitchen paper to drain.

We served ours with greek yoghurt, I have also served with Romaine lettuce leaves and yoghurt.